United Way of Northern New York (UWNNY) reminds the local nonprofit community in St. Lawrence County that the portal to apply for 2025 Community Impact grant funding is open to human service organizations through Aug. 31.

Completed applications and supporting documents must be submitted by 11:59 pm and will then be reviewed by community volunteers who carefully evaluate proposals in alignment with community needs. Community review panelists will determine the grant allocations, forwarding their recommendations for funding to the UWNNY Board of Directors.

Grant applications are open to 501(c)3 non-profit organizations providing human service programming to residents of St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis Counties. Applications must be submitted online at: https://unitedwaynnycommunityreview.communityforce.com//Login.aspx

The maximum amount of funding that can be requested from the Community Impact fund is $25,000. Proposals for capital projects are not eligible for Community Impact funding. Submitted proposals must align with at least one of the primary areas of focus:

• Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) – interventions / strategies addressing SDoH, including but not limited to access to nutrition, housing, healthcare, literacy / language, education, and transportation.
• Child / Youth Success – programming that provides vital supplies and support necessary to academic success, growth and development, and a healthy successful transition into adulthood.
• Economic Stability – short- and long-term strategies to help people gain or maintain stability, including job skills training, soft skills development, and support to those at risk of falling into poverty.

Grant funds are collected as part of the UWNNY campaign, conducted in more than 80 workplaces throughout the North Country. Employees are invited to support their community – and a wide range of programs – through convenient payroll deductions. The Community Impact fund supports programs and initiatives that align with community needs, foster measurable positive change, and help create thriving communities. Last year, UWNNY partnered with 28 programs across Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties, positively impacting 32,204 local adults and children, more than half of whom were assisted with basic needs to include food, personal care items, and transportation.

For more information about the Community Impact application process, please visit https://unitedway-nny.org/community-impact-grants/ or contact Dawn Cole at dawn.cole@unitedway-nny.org or (315) 788-5631.